Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-12
few others, none of whom have made
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few others, none of whom have made
any record for party fealty.
Gibbs was once Democrat, then q
Greenbacker, then Democrat and then q
True Blue.
Mills was once a Democrat, then
I Greenbacker, then a Prohibitionist and
Democrat and is now True Blue.
The leaders of the True Blue party are
| backed by Anheuser-Busch, W. J. Lemp
and the combined brewers of the north
and northwestern states, who are send
| ing their money to Texas, the hundreds
of thousands of dollars, in order to de-
| feat the wishes of Texas in their struggle
for freedom from bIighting curse.
| If you would guard well your party
| lines Mr.. Goodwin, we would counsel
you, as one who was born a Democrat
and expects to die one, watch these True
Blue fellows who are making war on the
| w. G.. T. O., who have wrought such
| Wondrous work for the cause of our COM
mon humanity in the past ten years; and
upon the ministers of the gospel of every
| denomination who have had the courage
| TO speak in behalf of the people. But for
| the churches and the women, this life
would not be worth living. The liquor
traffic is the worst enemy to both. These
are facts that but few will deny.
No, Mr.. Goodwin, the Democratic
party is in no danger at the hands of the
prohibition movement. Take a descrip-
tive list of the leaders on both sides and
study them up and you will be convinced
as to whom are to be trusted.
The same Democratic constituency that
carries the amendment in August will
elect Legislature to make laws in con-
formity with it, and the Democratic party
will continue to grow and wax strong in
spite of ali the True Blue parties that can
be brought to bear Abilene Reporter.
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It is we'll known fact that the liquor
dealers national organization has 8 news
paper organ of its own in Washington,
and that its editor, Louis Schade, is their
paid attorney and lobbyist there. IJ is
also known that one of the methods
of said organization to defeat
prohibitory legislation in the states,
when such measures are being dis
cussed, is for Schsde to call on the Con-
gressmen of that state and try to induce
them to write letters to the local leaders
in their districts, and exert all the infiu-
ence possible to defeat such legislation.
Schade. in one of his reports to said or
that was his mode of securing econ
gressional influence" in the states, and
on one occasion, in a report, said that he
had seen many of the Texas delegation
and had good assurances from them.
When it is known that the breWeries
and distilleries own and control, to
great measure, the saloons, and these
latter, certain part of the voting
element, it is easily seen now the saloon
is power in politics, and how its power
can be used to intimidate candidates
desiring reelection; or on the other hand,
be held up as bride to the office-seeker
who Will compromise with it. When
thoroughly tested, the saloon is never
partisan, and therefore has no political
principles. It is always on the side of
the party in power and trades with that
candidate who will do it the most good;
and per contra, throws the weight of it's
influence against the candidate favoring
any kind of reform that works against the
interest of the saloon. The associated
liquor dealers of one or more states have
already declared their intention to
know no politics in future, but
to vote for the man who will do them the
most good. This is how the saloon has
become dangerous power in the politics
OF our country, menace to good govern
ment and the perpetuity of true repubIi-
can principles. This is why, as the Star
has well said, American politics should be
freed from grog-shop influences; and the
only way to do it is to abolish the instituL
tons that WELD such power for political
corruption Fairfield Recorder.